Family Pension & FMA

Family Pension to Unmarried Daughters/ Widowed / Divorced Daughters :

  1. Ref : RBE No. 116/2007 dated 18-09-2007

  2. Ref : RBE No. 109/2017 dated 23-08-2017

  3. Ref : RBE No. 126/2018 dated 30-11-2018

    • The unmarried daughters beyond 25 years of age be eligible for family pension at par with the widowed/divorced daughters subject to other conditions being fulfilled.

    • Grant of Family Pension to unmarried/widowed/divorced daughters shall be payable in order of their date of birth and younger of them will not be eligible for family pension unless the next above her has become ineligible for grant of family pension.

    • Family pension to unmarried/widowed/divorced daughters above the age of 25 years shall be payable only after the other eligible children below the age of 25 years have ceased to be eligible to receive family pension and that there is no disabled child to receive the family pension.

    • Grant of family pension to a Divorced Daughter in such cases where the divorce proceedings had been filed in a competent court during the life-time of the employee/ pensioner or his/her spouse but divorce took place after their death – provided that claimant fulfils all other conditions for grant of family pension under rule 54 of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972. In such cases, the family pension will commence from the date of divorce. RBE No. 109/2017 dated 23-08-2017

    • The names of the widowed or divorced daughter/parents can be included even after issue of the PPOs, if sufficient proof of entitlement is produced by the claimant and all other conditions for grant of family pension are fulfilled. RBE No. 126/2018 dated 30-11-2018

Fixed Medical Allowance to Widowed/Divorced /Unmarried Daughter :

  1. Ref : RBE No. 69/2014 dated 07-07-2014

    • Widowed / Divorced / Unmarried Daughters in receipt of family pension being family pensioner are already covered by relevant instructions and may be extended benefit of grant of FMA provided they fulfill all other terms and conditions in this regard.

    • As regards, the date of eligibility for grant of FMA to Family Pensioners, it is clarified that in cases where the existing Pensioner / Family Pensioner was in receipt of FMA, the family pensioner next-in-line may be allowed FMA from the same date from which he/she becomes eligible for family pension, if he/she otherwise fulfills the conditions for grant of FMA.